Originally posted 2017-03-26 21:14:40.
The ultimate portable, personal emergency water filter! The LifeStraw Personal water filter is a must have for survivalists, campers, backpackers, and anyone that wants to ensure they can obtain clean drinking water in a hurry.
Weighing in at around 2 ounces, the straw is very light and easily placed inside of a backpack. It’s an excellent option if you are going far out into the back country and can’t carry the amount of water you would need to survive. I think that’s where this item really shines is in it’s weight, and the ability to obtain water from otherwise very questionable sources. Note; this filter is NOT able to filter out chemicals. So, don’t go to the nearest oil slick to try it out. This is a really amazing company that does incredibly important things around the world, so if you want to learn more about LifeStraw, you can visit their website here.
While LifeStraw has been a great tool for NGO’s (Non Governmental Organizations) to help out those in areas get access to clean drinking water, it is just as important for the average Joe to have this ability as well. Not only is the LifeStraw personal water filter light and easy to stow away in a backpack, but it also gives you the potential ability to not have to lug around your water – remember, a gallon is nearly 8 pounds, so carrying a lot of water will weigh you down in a quick way. It removes over 99% of bacteria and 99% of all protozoan parasites, and can give you up to 1000 liters worth of filtered water. That’s about 264 gallons! The LifeStraw brand also offers options for much larger filtration systems – check them out below.
